The country’s two biggest mortgage lenders, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase, reported Friday that a surge in home lending pushed them to record profits.

JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon declared that the housing market “has turned the corner.” Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf said that “every quarter, we have more confidence.”

Wells said it issued $139 billion in mortgages from July through September, compared with $89 billion in the same period last year. JPMorgan wrote $47 billion in mortgages, compared with $37 billion last year.

Some highlights from both banks’ reports:

• JPMorgan made $5.3 billion in the third quarter, up 36 percent from the same period a year ago. It worked out to $1.40 per share, blowing away the $1.21 predicted by analysts. Revenue rose 6 percent to $25.9 billion, beating expectations of $24.4 billion.

• Wells Fargo made $4.7 billion in the third quarter, up 23 percent from the same period a year ago. That amounted to 88 cents per share, a penny higher than estimates. Overall revenue rose 8 percent to $21.2 billion, slightly lower than analysts expected.

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Dimon maintains swagger •NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon is known as much for his swagger as for his banking savvy. Friday, when his bank reported triumphant results for the third quarter, was no exception.

Speaking to reporters and later to analysts, he acknowledged being irritated by a report that his finance chief, Doug Braunstein, might switch jobs and quickly turned away a question about bonuses for himself and his employees.

When UBS analyst Brennan Hawken asked whether the bank would approach its conversations with the Federal Reserve differently after the surprise trading loss it revealed in the second quarter, Dimon’s answer was quick. “Look, it’s obvious that we had a gap in the armor here. Like I said, an arrow went right through that gap,” Dimon said. “But other than that gap, we think we have pretty … good controls.”

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